Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-04
BASEBALL
THE OPENING OF SNOWFLAKE
PARK A GRAND SUCCESS.
Pioneers After Having 1t Well i'm
HanG-Games Elsewhere.


was an almost constant procession of people
to the depot TO take the trains for Snowflake
Park, Twenty-eighth and r streets, to wit
ness the game of baseball between the
Alias and Pioneers, with which the Park
was to be opened. One train left at 1890,
another at $780, and third al . P. n. and
all were filled with men, women and chill
dren. So great a rush had not been ex-
pected, and on the arrival of the trains at
the Park there was such an effort to get
tickets and gain admittance that the facili-
ties for disposing of tickets and admitting
the crowd were lamentably insufficient.
However, the people as a general thing
took the terrible squeezing in good part re-
alizing that in the hurry of getting the
grounds ready there was sure to be some
thing that would need remedying, but
which it would require an opening DAVIS
experience to show. Before the next game
more gates will be made, and tickets will
be sold at the depot and on he trains, so
that II those attending do no. all try to en-
ter at once there will be no trouble.
Among yesterdays patrons were hun
assemblage aggregated such number that
both stands were filled to overlooking, the
space between the stands and the fence was
crowded, the fence was occupied for every
foot OF its length, great many sat on the
ground inside of the fence, and the pad
dock was full of vehicles of all descrip-
tons. The Directors of the Park Associa-
ton and the baseball organizations were
naturally delighted with the warm recog-
milton accorded by the public, and the
spectators were greatly pleased with build
ings and grounds.
Considering the freshness of the work
upon it, the diamond was in fine shape,
and the field was also good. After little
more use, there will be nothing that the
most captious ball-player can find fault
with about it. During the preliminary
practice the Hussar Band rendered some
excellent music, and it and the practice
made the time pass very pleasantly. The
seats were found to be comfortable. and
the special stand was voted q grand sue
cess. During the game the scores of the
game between the Hayerlys and Greenwood
IL Morans at San Francisco were received
by Postal Telegraph operator located in
the scorers stand, and shown upon the
large dials on the blackboard simultane-
ously with those of the game in progress
here, thus giving those present two games
at the same time.
When the Pioneers came on the ground
they were given cordial reception, Me
Ginty Carroll especially. In the toss the
Atlas won, and sent their opponents to the
bat. Moore hit the second bail pitched for
base, and eventually made run. Cayeny.
the Atlas first man, also hit the second
ball pitched, and reached third base. but
could not get home. During the game the
Pioneers conducted an exceedingly noisy
| system of " coaching" in which their men
on the bench frequently joined, and which
| the spectators found very senseless and dis
| agreeable, as it did little toward rafting ~
| their opponents and only created confusion.
The players on that side also did a great
deal of kicking, and the efferyescent Gagus
toward the close of the game was fined S.
by the umpire, who Immediately after
wards added 81 90 more, because of addi-
uonal uncalled-for remarks by him. A few
more fines and strong determination on
the part of the umpire to have his author
lty respected cannot fail to have good eff
feet.
The game was holly contested, but should
have been won by the Atlas, who were a
run ahead at the close of the seventh inn
ing, but errors of Lovett and Flint in the
eighth inning and the success of the Pho
| neers in ." finding" Mullee, gave the visit
ing nine lead which they maintained to
the end. Lovett is not a success in left
field, though Woodworking, honest
player. He did much better in right. Flint
| was not sat himself" yesterday either
Mullee was wild, giving five bases on balls
| and having four wild pitches. He sent
| the balls in with terrific speed, however,
and only ten hits were secured by the
opposing batters, while the Atlas made
fourteen off of Gagus. The most noticeable
| feature of the game, and one to which,
after all, the Altas may well attribute much
| OF their lack of success, was Moores Won
| derful fielding and throwing. He made
| running catches of four very difficult flies,
which would have escaped almost any one
else, and after catching one of them made
| a long throw to home, shutting off a run
| ner in fine style. And yet, during the first
part of the game, he was noisy. and seemed
| to be " half-full," as usually he is very
quiet.
In the first inning Moore hit to right
| held, but Caveny prevented his making
| more than one base. He worked around,
| however, and tailed on wild pitch. The
| Atlas did not score.
In the second inning Hayes. of the Pho
neers, hit to pitcher safely. and after helms
| advanced by Sheridan, was brought home
by Moore. Mullee, for the Atlas got a
| base on balls, and stole second McLaugh-
| lin sent his safely to center Newbert
drove the ball so far into left field that
Taylor could not find it in time to prevent
| home run being made, and tallies scored
| by Mullee and Mclaughlin Flint drove
| one equally good into center field and made
| three bases. He would have also made a
home run but for his falling while speed
| ing around. Robertson went out on a foul
to third. Lovett after being hit on the
| head and again on the hand, stood I'D to
| his work pluckily, and brought in Flint bv
a three-bagger. Caveny famed" Powers
and Anderson found the ball nicely, but
| Muilee went out on a foul to Carroll.
| Neither side scored in the third and
| fourth innings. In the fifth. Buckley hit
to left field, who muffed it. Carroll famed
| Moore hit to Newbert, who assisted Buck
| ley out at the plate. Smith took base on
balls. Gagus, finding left field safe place,
fired one there, Moore taliying, and Smith
Fastening to do likewise Taylor also for
warded the ball to the favorite corner
| safely and Gagus crossed the plate. The
side went out with Perrier's failure to find
| the bali.
For the Atlas, Powers was assisted out at
first by Gagus. Anderson was put out by
Moore. Mullee's hit to third sufficed to
take him to first, and Mclaughlin brought
him home.
Neither side added anything in the sixth
| inning. In the seventh, Moore made a
successful effort to center, and came home
on Smiths three Dagger. Gagus was helped
out at first by Mullee. Smith tailed on a
wild pitch
Caveny, Of the Atlas, was assisted out at
first by Sheridan. Powers succeed in get
| ting the sphere safely to center Anderson
met the same fate as Caveny. Mullee
brought in Powers with a drive toward
Moore, and Mclaughlin did the same favor
| for him with an elevator to Taylor, which
the latter didn't get.
In the eighth the Atlas met their Water
loo. Hayes hit to short and was thrown
out: Sheridan struck to Lovett, and sue
ceeded in making second, though the spec
| tators thought he should have been de-
clared out. Moore hit to center giving
Buckley taily), as did also Smith. two
hagger, Flint not being the right man lust
then, and Moore tailed. Gagus brought in
Smith.
The Atlas did not score in the eighth or
ninth innings, but in the ninth HAYES
added another TO the Pioneers total. and
they won u to s.
ALIAS T.B. r. BIZ BIS. 20. A. T.